Ivybridge Community Jubilee 1958 – 2019

EDUCATIONAL CHANGE

1958 Headteacher: Mr K A Baker White Paper Secondary for All: A New Drive (December) 1958 announced a £300m school building programme consisting mostly of new secondary modern schools 1959 Education Act (July) 1959 Minister of Education ‘to make contributions, grants and loans in respect of aided schools and special agreement schools’ Examinations other than the GCE (July) Report of the Committee appointed by the Secondary School 1960 Examinations Council which led to the introduction of Certificate of (CSE) in 1965 Education Act (March) Placed legal obligation on parents to ensure that children received a 1962 suitable education at school or otherwise. Local Education Authorities legally responsible for ensuring that pupils attend school 1963 Robin Pedley The – reprinted many times

Ministry of Education reorganised as the Department of Education and 1964 Science

1964 Education Act (July) 1964 Allowed the creation of middle schools

1965 Bachelor of Education (Bed) courses begin

Certificate of Secondary Education (CSE) introduced in England and 1965 Wales

1967 The Plowden Report - Children and their Primary Schools (January)

Margaret Thatcher appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Education 1967 (January)

1968 Education Act (July) 1968 laid down rules about changing the character of a school (for example to a comprehensive)

School Meals Agreement 1968 Teachers were no longer obliged to supervise children at lunchtimes 1970 Headteacher: Mr G Bright 1971 Raising of the school leaving age to 16 years for September 1972 1976 Education Act (November) 1976 Secretary of State asked Local Education Authorities to plan for comprehensive education School Examinations (June) 1978 Recommended a single examination at the age of 16 to replace the GCE O Level and CSE, ie GCSE first taken in 1988 1979 Education Act 1979 Allowed Local Education Authorities to retain selective secondary schools by repealing Labour’s 1976 Education Act

A new choice of school (October) 1986 Thatcher government’s proposals for city technology

1987 Principal: Mr G Rees Education Reform Act (July) 1988 Major act establishing the National Curriculum and local management of schools

Elton Report - Discipline in Schools (January) 1989 Commissioned by Education Secretary, Kenneth Baker

1991 SATs introduced in the summer term

Education (Schools) Act (March) 1992 Provided for the creation of Ofsted to oversee the inspection of schools

The Department of Education and Science renamed Department of 1992 Education

1993 Education Act (July) 1993 Allowed schools to become grant maintained, laid down rules for pupil exclusions and failing schools 1994 Russell Group of formed Protection of Children Act (July) 1999 provided for a list to be kept of persons considered unsuitable to work with children 1999 Education Maintenance Allowance 2003 Every Child Matters (September) Green Paper 2008 Ofqual launched 2010 Principal: Mr R Haring

Academies Act (July) 2010 provided for rapid expansion of

2011 Teachers’ Standards introduced 2012 2016 Principal: Mrs R Hutchinson